Monthly Archives: December 2019

Neat

Posted on 12/31/2019 by chick

Keeping my bedroom tidy hasn’t been as difficult as I had worried it would be. With the exception of Christmas Day, I’ve made the bed every day since we moved back into the room. As tempted as I sometimes am … Continue reading →

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Starting With My Room

Posted on 12/31/2019 by chick

Have you heard the old joke about the idealistic teenager who tells his mother that he wants to clean up the world and she replies, “Good! You can start with your room!”? I’ve heard countless variations on the joke over … Continue reading →

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Musical Thinking

Posted on 12/30/2019 by chick

It had never occurred to me before that music and thinking are so much alike. In fact you could say music is another way of thinking, or maybe thinking is another kind of music Ursula K. Le Guin

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Fish in the Sea

Posted on 12/29/2019 by chick

Sometimes I see, hear, or read things that cause a strange sensation in my brain. It’s like an itch, or a prickle, a premonition, a flutter. I often think of it as a “nibble,” like a fish rising to take … Continue reading →

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Coasting

Posted on 12/28/2019 by chick

My husband asked me today, “Are you coasting yet?” The answer to that is most definitely yes. I slept until about noon. Though I had to rush to the post office (where there was a package waiting for me) and … Continue reading →

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Random Kid Stories from 2019

Posted on 12/27/2019 by chick

Dear Kids, Here are some random stories about you from 2019. “Never waste diamonds on a hoe.” This, Marshall told us, is the second rule of Minecraft. I’m certain that he didn’t understand the double entendre (YouTube strikes again), though … Continue reading →

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Two Days ‘Til Coasting

Posted on 12/24/2019 by chick

I did not break down yesterday, scream at the kids, or cry afterward. OK, maybe I did a little, but I got it back under control. Now I repeat to myself, “Stress is for rookies, and this ain’t my first … Continue reading →

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Stress Is for Rookies

Posted on 12/23/2019 by chick

I am trying to remember today that most of my holiday stress is self-imposed. I have a lot to do, and it’s probably more than I can realistically accomplish. So I am dividing my to-do list into three parts: Must … Continue reading →

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All the Best

Posted on 12/22/2019 by chick

We can know that the darkness is coming, know its ways, and be prepared for it, and it can still creep up on us and nearly swallow us whole when we’re least prepared for it. But we won’t let the … Continue reading →

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Favorite Things: Christmas Stockings

Posted on 12/21/2019 by chick

Today is the 21st day of the Virtual Advent Tour, hosted by my best friend Sprite at Sprite Writes. Every year the Tour reminds me to think about what I love most about the holidays, to be grateful for the … Continue reading →

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